The letter was addressed to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles—and its contents left the board flabbergasted. It was…
President Clinton recently signed a directive that he hopes will lead to a crackdown on drug use by prison inmates.…
It’s a still a month until Christmas, but today’s BreakPoint listeners heard me unwrap a special Christmas gift: music from the Angel…
Early one Sunday morning, just before Christmas, the pastor of a small church in Oregon was putting the final touches…
I’ve just returned from a very unusual weekend—one that reminded me of a spiritual retreat. The governor of Texas, George…
Howard Waller sat nervously in the visiting room at Limon Correctional Facility, a high- security prison in Colorado. He was…
Recently all America was caught up in the televised Volunteer Summit conference in Philadelphia, where dozens of celebrities exhorted Americans…
Not long ago Americans turned on their television sets to see a first in criminal justice: female chain gangs. Fifteen…
The sun shone brightly at the Indiana State Penitentiary. But as prisoners gathered for a Prison Fellowship program, I felt…
It’s an election year, and as usual we’re hearing a lot of rhetoric from politicians about the best way to…
